
The UK university clearing service sent students a misleading email just hours before their A-Level examinations results.
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Malware at Highest Levels Ever in First Half of 2010
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, News, Scams & Fraud

A McAfee report has shown that there were 10 million new malware types found in the first half of this year.
AutoRun · botnets · malware · malware production · McAfee · spam · spam prevention · trojans
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Six Arrested from Gang Over Banking Spam Scam
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, News, Scams & Fraud

Some 20,000 accounts were compromised by the cyber-criminals in order to steal millions of pounds.
fraud · fraudulent emails · identity theft · phishing · phishing scams · spam · spam bank emails · spam emails

The regulator said that Virgin must send marketing emails to customers who have requested to opt-out.
spam · spam emails · spam filtering · spam prevention · spam protection · virgin · virgin media
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Apple, Google and Yahoo Sued by InNova Over Email Spam Filters
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Business, Latest News, News

The firm alleges that 36 companies have benefited unfairly from its 15-year-old idea.
Apple · copyright infringement · Google · InNova · Microsoft · patent · spaem email filters · spam · spam email prevention · spam filters
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Europe Edges Ahead of Asia as Major Spam Producer
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, News, Software

Sophos revealed that spam activity in Europe has risen in the past three months.
cybercriminals · spam · spam application · spam email · spam emails · spam figures · spam filtering · spam prevention
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Facebook Hit by New Spam Attack
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, News, Scams & Fraud

The social media site’s users are being tempted to install a bogus application based on promises of gaining access to a “shocking video”.
facebook · fraud · social media · spam · spam application · spam emails · spam link
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Facebook Outlines Anti-Spam Measures
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, Scams & Fraud, Software

The social media site has assured users that all measures are designed with their security in mind.
malwate · phishing · social media scam · social networking · spam · spam email · spam emails · spam filtering · spam prevention
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British Citizens Spammed 420,000 Times An Hour
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, Scams & Fraud, Software

A new study has revealed the massive scale of computer fraud in the UK.
antivirus · malware · phishing · spam · spam email · spam emails · spam filtering · spam prevention
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Spammers App-ly Antivirus Scam to Facebook Users
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, Scams & Fraud, Software

Spammers have exploited the trusting nature of social networkers by sending them fake anti-virus programs.
malware · phishing · phishing scams · social media scam · spam · spam email · spam emails · spam filtering
